Just did.

Error persists.

No luck.

I downloaded the file, installed it, then ran the game.

I get the same error.

Hello!

Thank you for your attention, VPaulus. Please see the file attached.

I was running it full-screen.

The weird part is that it works fine on my laptop running Win7, but it gets this error on a different PC also running Win7.

Has anyone found a viable solution for the issue with this error?

DirectDraw Initialization Error #-2147024809

I've tried all compatibility methods to no avail.

I hit OK to that and it kicks me out of the game.

Granted, this is a bizarre series of button/option selections that aren't relevant or likely to be selected, but still... I just thought someone should know.

<r> Actually, it's wrong. He made it to pro ball. He just never finished a year. <br/>
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I scoff at the game's absolute wrongness and figure I should accept what's happened and move on. So I try to. I click on the OK button and get this:<br/>
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<IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com ...

<r> This is connected to my earlier post about the player who had the CEI. <br/>
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I wanted to have another look at him for the sole purpose of torturing myself with thoughts and dreams of what 'might have been'. So, since he's effectively removed from my roster, I end up going to the game ...

...I admit that I thought about CTRL+ALT+DEL-ing myself out of that game so that the event was not finalized.

But...

...it wouldn't have been right.

<r> Here's the unfortunate event:<br/>
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<IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/17791/4FC5D27593064828AD03BBB3AA1BEDFD.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/17791/4FC5D27593064828AD03BBB3AA1BEDFD.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.matrixgames.com ...

I don't use them and I never have.

...and I never will.

BLASPHEMY!!!

<r> motnahp,<br/>
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If it helps any, the problem comes up when you are actively playing a game too, not just when you sim. It can be corrected easily before the game starts, but it's an inconvenience and one that may be easily overlooked. <br/>
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On that same note, (<B><s>[b]</s>EDIT:<e ...

<r>
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Frozen Stiffer<br/>
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Thanks for the catch, KG. I hadn't noticed RC3. I'm D/Ling that one as we speak... err, type.
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<UL><s>[ul]</s>
<LI><s>[*]</s>Uninstalled v1.83.</LI>
<LI><s>[*]</s>Installed v1.84 RC3.</LI>
<LI><s>[*]</s ...

<r> Do not mock the Smoltz. I got him on an even 1-for-1 trade for 1B Gaby Sanchez and he has actually worked out VERY well for us. Observe:<br/>
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<IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/17791/1536F44DF376454AB9C0FB9C8665CCBE.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: puresimmer<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: SFMac<br/>
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Puresimmer;<br/>
Any chance you will put a clean copy of RC3 on site?<br/>
Mac
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Not sure what you mean?
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Shaun,<br/>
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<r> rsatlfan,<br/>
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One thing you will come to learn quickly if you spend a lot of time on the boards, interacting with fellow PureSim enthusiasts and with Shaun, it's developer, is that he doesn't take feedback as criticism. This is true especially when you explain and justify yourself. He ...

Thanks for the catch, KG. I hadn't noticed RC3. I'm D/Ling that one as we speak... err, type.&nbsp;

<t> Shaun,<br/>
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I hadn't touched the .XML file, so I can scratch that from the list of "What If..."s. For some reason, and I haven't a clue where I got that from, I was under the impression that RC2 was more of a "patch" than a stand-alone install. <br/>
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I'll uninstall everything ...

<r> Shaun,<br/>
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I just installed v1.84 RC2 over v.183 and received this the first time I ran it:<br/>
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<IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/17791/BAC6D64C10534C36BA5E07368BF233D9.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/17791 ...